The "Hardened Edition" of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appears to have had its contents outed earlier than officially planned, contents that include a one year membership to Activision's Call of Duty Elite service and other virtual goods.

Wired reports that it received a photo of an advertisement for Modern Warfare 3's "Hardened Edition" from an anonymous source. That ad promises a long list of bonuses for those who are comfortable spending more than the standard $60 USD asking price.

Typically, Activision prices its Call of Duty "Hardened" limited editions at about $80 USD, with a more expensive variation, the "Prestige Edition," costing almost twice that. The publisher has done so for both Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2. I suspect we'll know more about the many ways to buy Modern Warfare 3 by end of week.